The Establishment Brewing Company / Changing Colours Brewing Project Hive Mind – American IPA at 7.0% ABV (C$6.45 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 16-Jul-2026, acquired 24-Jul-2026, reviewed 7-Aug-2026)
Appearance: hazy straw with one fat finger of creamy pale ivory head diminishing rapidly to a thin ring, minimal spotty lacing. (3/5) Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus, dank resin, cereal grains. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, off-dry slightly chalky mildly warming spicy finish. (4/5)
“@ garstonhops Motueka and Citra, alongside @ freestylehops Nelson Sauvin”. The brewer calls this a “Saturated Hoppy Ale”, which they say is like a hazy (duh) but drier. Yeah, that tracks. It’s a tiny bit neither fish nor fowl, though, and an ungenerous description of the appearance might be “murky”. It’s good, but I don’t think it quite makes it to great. (15/20)
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